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Hello! Thank you so much for visiting me in the Attic, it's lovely to see you. My name is Lucy and I'm a happily married Mum with three children. We live in a cosy terraced house on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales in England which we are slowly renovating and making home. I have a passion for crochet and colour and love to share my creative journey. I hope you enjoy your peek into my colourful little world x

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May 05, 2012

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I escaped out of the house alone this morning for a truly spectacular, glorious little solitary amble around my neighbourhood. It was bright and sunny but shockingly cold, with icy frost at ground level. I walked up through the cobbled back streets to the cherry trees at the top of the park. The morning sun was still low in the sky, the shadows were deliciously long and all was so heart achingly bright and beautiful.

It's a long weekend here in the UK as we celebrate the arrival of Spring. Here in my home town it's also the weekend when we celebrate the heritage of the local waterways. Our canal is chocka full of boats dressed up to the nines, with this years theme being "Great Britain". So a plethora of Union Jack flags and red-white-and-blue. It stirred my heart strings I have to say, made me glad for the umpteenth time to live in this sweet, friendly, vibrant old Yorkshire market town.

On my way homewards, I marvelled at the old stone bridge, the towns sweet floral endeavours, the incredible watery reflections, the amazing blue of the cold spring sky, the silvery green of newly unfurled tree leaves, the light on the distant moorlands. And I arrived at the back street of my very own house and marvelled at the old Victorian cobbles, at the crazy weird old chimney pot that sits above our bathroom, and my own back yard windmills. I love it all so much, with such a squeeze of my heart. I love that I can step out of my back door on a chilly May morning and enjoy forty one minutes of absolute gloriousness.

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What a beautiful blog !! Thank you so much for sharing your crochet !!
Love where you live. I live in Argentina but all my ancestry is English and scottish, my grannie use to always speak about "home".
Big hug
Sharon

It is crochet in the canal boat windows. Traditionally it is done in cotton so it can be boiled - working canal boats were very dirty, particularly if they moved coal. There are booklets giving the traditional patterns. It is fun to make, I did yards of it when I lived on the canals.

Just taken a trip back down memory lane.
I studied and lived in Yorkshire when I was in my twenties in and around Wakefield and Huddersfield and seeing your photos has made me feel very nostalgic about Yorkshire towns.I have been living in Spain for 20 years now ...which as you can imagine is very different.
After having discovered your blog about three weeks ago, I now often pop by to be uplifted by your photos and your work....I love the way you combine those vibrant colours..I wish I had such taste :)

What a lesson in mindfulness and taking pleasure in the here and now. In this world of stressing about what we have to do or what we have just done this is a reminder that there is joy to be had in what we have right now in this moment. Truly an inspiration. Thank you.

oh that was wonderful! It made me miss England soooo much! I visited in 2009 and I loved walking along the canals! The barges are amazing. A kind elderly couple even let me come aboard and walk through their barge and sit up in front as they traveled up stream. I found the whole lock system fascinating! Seeing the bunting and that last photo of the cobbled street and houses reminded me of Hayworth. I loved England so much and it has a special place in my heart, which is why I also love coming to your blog!

The early bird catches the worm! So they say. Your photos scream 'spring' despite the shockingly hard frost but then I remember it's May, crazy. Beautiful all the same and sunshine is definitely a welcome respite. :)

Oh my goodness, I am pining for my Yorkshire now, and especially Skipton. I would LOVE to go for a wander along the canal and have fish and chips on a bench with a big take away cup of tea. And to be around the friendly folk of Yorkshire again. Can't wait to introduce my children to this wonderful part of the world. xxx

Beautiful photos and you have a beautiful soul. I wish more people could have a heart full of gratitude the way you do...it truly is the key to happiness. I'm so glad I found your blog and you! I can feel your joy and your happiness spreads all the way across the pond! Thank you!

I would just like to thank you once again for the inspiration regarding the ripple blanket! I just finished mine and I totally adore it! I am so happy that I dared to start up the project, and I have you to thank for that!